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Since opening in April 2002, the Alameda Corridor has improved the Los Angeles area’s air quality, according to a study commissioned by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA).
During the past three years, airborne total pollutants, nitrous oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) dropped 3,863 tons, 1,169 tons and 49 tons, respectively, because railroads using the corridor relieved highway congestion at the more than 200 grade crossings and emitted fewer pollutants compared with the number of trucks needed to move equivalent cargo, the study shows.
Between 2005 and 2012, total pollutants, NOx and PM will amount to 4,142 tons, 3,236 tons and 45 tons, respectively, the study estimates. The figures could be lower if ACTA expands its use of on-dock rail facilities, completes a new near-dock rail facility and implements a shuttle train.
"This report proves that we can move goods, accommodate growth and still continue to improve our air quality,” said Los Angeles City Councilwoman and ACTA Chairman Janice Hahn in a prepared statement.
Between 2002 and 2004, the total number of trains using the corridor increased 11.4 percent from 39,000 to 44,000 and the number of containers moved along the corridor rose 33.9 percent from 4,117 to 5,514 units.
4/14/2005
Rail News: Intermodal
Alameda Corridor a boon to L.A.'s air quality, study shows
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Since opening in April 2002, the Alameda Corridor has improved the Los Angeles area’s air quality, according to a study commissioned by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA).
During the past three years, airborne total pollutants, nitrous oxide (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) dropped 3,863 tons, 1,169 tons and 49 tons, respectively, because railroads using the corridor relieved highway congestion at the more than 200 grade crossings and emitted fewer pollutants compared with the number of trucks needed to move equivalent cargo, the study shows.
Between 2005 and 2012, total pollutants, NOx and PM will amount to 4,142 tons, 3,236 tons and 45 tons, respectively, the study estimates. The figures could be lower if ACTA expands its use of on-dock rail facilities, completes a new near-dock rail facility and implements a shuttle train.
"This report proves that we can move goods, accommodate growth and still continue to improve our air quality,” said Los Angeles City Councilwoman and ACTA Chairman Janice Hahn in a prepared statement.
Between 2002 and 2004, the total number of trains using the corridor increased 11.4 percent from 39,000 to 44,000 and the number of containers moved along the corridor rose 33.9 percent from 4,117 to 5,514 units.
